Ptolemy

, of Lucca, an ecclesiastical historian in the
fourteenth century, was descended from a noble family,
from whom he derived the name of “Bartholomew Fiadoni,” but took that of Ptolemy when he entered into
the order of St. Dominic. He became superior of the
monastery both at Lucca and Florence. He was afterwards selected by pope JohnXXII. as his confessor, and in
1318 he was tnade bishop of Torcello, under the patriarchate
of Venice. This prelate died in 1327. He was the first
of the Italians who studied and wrote on church history.
His “Annales” extend from 1060 to 1303, and was published at Lyons in 1619. His largest work was “Historiae
Ecclesiastic,” in twenty-four books, commencing with
the birth of Jesus Christ, and brought down to 1313.
This, after remaining long in ms. was at length published
at Milan in 1727, by Muratori, in his grand collection,
entitled “Rerum Italicarum Scriptores.” 2

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